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Imager Test Chips in 2.5-, 0.35- and 0.15-\(\upmu \)m CMOS Technologies

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Low-Power CMOS Digital Pixel Imagers for High-Speed Uncooled PbSe IR Applications

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The experimental validation of any integrated imager design is usually hard to achieve, since it involves not only the proper electrical test procedures of any IC, but also the development of a custom lab setup for optical characterization as well. Due to practical limitations, this optical part of the imager test has to deal with the following challenges:

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  1. Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain

    Josep Maria Margarit

  2. Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona - Centro Nacional de Microelectrónica (IMB-CNM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

    Josep Maria Margarit

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Maria Margarit, J. (2017). Imager Test Chips in 2.5-, 0.35- and 0.15-\(\upmu \)m CMOS Technologies. In: Low-Power CMOS Digital Pixel Imagers for High-Speed Uncooled PbSe IR Applications. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49962-8_5

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